I started to take fishing more seriously during this summer and have a few questions that would be very useful if i could have some answers. I bought a Abu Garcia 7ft medium heavy zata rod and reel combo from someone and it has 65 lb translucent white braid on it. I mainly fish for bass pike and occasionally walleye and trout maybe. Im not sure if i should get other rods for certian fish, like i am going on a trip north soon and i will fish for musky there, but im not sure if i should be taking this rod and using it for musky since ive heard that the bigger lures can break it overtime. If im using mainly bucktail, big whopper ploppers and maybe glide baits, will i need a designated rod for musky and if so what lb line shhould i use on it. Now my other question, which is for my current rod, is the 65lb braid too much? Ever since i switeched to that line its casted really well. i have mono underneath with alberto knot for little slippage. If you think i should switch the line out on that rod what lb should i go to. I dont have alot of money to spend on fishing sadly but if i will be needing stuff then ill look into it. Thank you to anyone that helps.

If you're planning on really targeting musky, then absolutely get a dedicated combo for them. Standard bass rods are not at all designed to handle even small muskie baits. Not only the weight, but the torque of cranking a lot of musky baits is going to wear you out much faster with a bass reel than it will with a reel designed to pull big baits.

65lb braid is pretty stout for a MH bass rod. It will be okay if you don't want to replace it, but you'll be much better suited for a majority of bass fishing situations with 40-50 pound braid and most bass sized reels are going to hold a more reasonable amount of braid in those sizes.